American Men of Action
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Burton Egbert Stevenson. American Men of Action
American Men of Action
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I
A TALK ABOUT BIOGRAPHY
CHAPTER II
THE BEGINNERS
SUMMARY
CHAPTER III
WASHINGTON TO LINCOLN
SUMMARY
CHAPTER IV
LINCOLN AND HIS SUCCESSORS
SUMMARY
CHAPTER V
STATESMEN
SUMMARY
CHAPTER VI
PIONEERS
SUMMARY
CHAPTER VII
GREAT SOLDIERS
SUMMARY
CHAPTER VIII
GREAT SAILORS
SUMMARY
INDEX
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Burton Egbert Stevenson
Published by Good Press, 2019
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It was no longer a summer sea through which the tiny vessel ploughed her way, but a sea swept by savage hurricanes. More than once it seemed that the ship must founder, but by some miracle it kept afloat, and on March 15, 1493, sailed again into the port of Palos. The great navigator was received with triumphal honors by Ferdinand and Isabella, and invited to sit in their presence while he told the wonderful story of his discoveries.
Wonderful indeed! Yet what a dizziness would have seized that audience could they have guessed the truth! Could they have guessed that the proud kingdom of Spain was but an insignificant patch compared with the vast continent Columbus had discovered and upon which a score of nations were to dwell.
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